Asus launched its new ZenFone 4 line-up of phones, the ZenFone 4 Selfie and the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro, in India on Thursday. The company, in addition, launched a new variant of the ZenFone 4 Selfie, aka the ZenFone 4 Selfie standard or basic edition. The new batch of ZenFone 4 Selfies will cost buyers Rs 9,999, Rs 13,999 and Rs 23,999 respectively and will be available for buying exclusively from Flipkart from September 21.

The ZenFone 4 Selfie and ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro, as the name suggests, are exclusively geared towards offering a seamless selfie-shooting experience with the latter being the most high-end phone of the lot. Here’s a closer look at Asus’ new phones:

RAM: The ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro and the ZenFone 4 Selfie dual camera version come with 4GB RAM while the ZenFone 4 Selfie standard version comes with 3GB RAM.

Internal storage: The ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro and the ZenFone 4 Selfie dual camera version come with 64GB of internal storage while the ZenFone 4 Selfie standard version comes with 32GB of internal storage. All the phones are expandable by up to 2TB via a micro-SD card slot. While the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro gets a hybrid card slot, the ZenFone 4 Selfie dual camera version and the ZenFone 4 Selfie standard version come with a dedicated slot for expansion.

Screen: The ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display with 500 nits of brightness. The ZenFone 4 Selfie dual camera version and the ZenFone 4 Selfie standard version meanwhile come with a 5.5-inch 720p IPS LCD display with 400 nits of brightness.

Rear camera: While the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro and the ZenFone 4 Selfie dual camera version come with a 16-megapixel camera on the rear with f/2.0 aperture, phase detection auto-focus and single LED real tone flash, the ZenFone 4 Selfie standard version comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera. While the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro is capable of recording 4K videos, the ZenFone 4 Selfie dual camera version and the ZenFone 4 Selfie standard version max out at 1080p. All the phones come with 3-axis EIS for enhanced video stabilization.

Front camera: The ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro comes with a dual camera system (24MP plus 5MP) wherein the primary lens is a Sony IMX362 with an f1.8 aperture. The dual camera system on-board the front of the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro further comes with PDAF, a soft flash and is capable of shooting in 4K. The ZenFone 4 Selfie dual camera version comes with a dual camera system (20MP plus 8MP) wherein the secondary lens has a 120 degree wide field of view. The ZenFone 4 Selfie standard version meanwhile comes with a single 13-megapixel camera on the front.

Software: All the phones run Android Nougat-based ZenUI 4.0 software

Battery: All the phones are backed by a 3,000mAh battery. The ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro, in addition, supports fast charging.

Special features

— While the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro comes with a full-metal body, the ZenFone 4 Selfie dual camera version and the ZenFone 4 Selfie standard version come with metallic finish. All the three phones come with a front-mounted fingerprint scanner. Of the three, the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro comes with an unspecified version of Corning Gorilla Glass on the front.

— All the three phones are selfie-focused phones which is even highlighted by their naming convention. The ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro may be considered as the flagship selfie phone in Asus’s new ZenFone 4 line-up. It comes with a full,metal body which is quite slim and light — almost 7mm and 145 gram — and a front-mounted fingerprint scanner along with physical capacitive keys which are also backlit. Also, the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro seems to have outstanding selfie credentials, at least on paper.

— On the front, the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro comes with a dual camera system (24MP plus 5MP) wherein the primary lens is a Sony IMX362 with an f1.8 aperture. Now technically, the resolution you’ll see shooting your selfies would be 12MP, but the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro uses what Asus calls DuoPixel tech that uses two separate photo diodes to shoot the same image and combine the two into one final 24MP image post processing. The tech, just so you know, is different from the one employed in Asus’s Super resolution photos that essentially stitches four photos into one final ‘super-resolution’ photo. The dual camera system on-board the front of the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro further comes with PDAF, a soft flash and is capable of shooting in 4K.

— The ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro, the ZenFone 4 Selfie, and the ZenFone 4 Selfie basic edition all allow users to live stream a prettier version of theirself on social media channels like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. The BeautyLive app, that comes pre-bundled with these phones, is exclusive to the phones and cannot be copied or transferred for use in another smartphone, claims Asus. “Just like digital makeup foundation and glamour, the BeautyLive feature smooths facial blemishes in real time and streams your live selfie video on popular social media platforms,” according to the company.

— All the three phones are dual-SIM phones that come with a micro-USB port for charging and data syncing. The ZenFone 4 Selfie dual camera version and the ZenFone 4 Selfie standard version come with three separate slots, while the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro has a hybrid slot.

Price and availability

The ZenFone 4 Selfie standard version, the ZenFone 4 Selfie dual camera version and the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro have been launched in India at Rs 9,999, Rs 14,999 (for a limited period this phone will be available for Rs 13,999) and Rs 23,999 respectively. All the phones will be exclusively available for buying from Flipkart starting from September 21.